Supporting Community Groups

NQ Dry Tropics works with the community through a range of activities that bring people together. Our aim is to help community members and groups help themselves.

We believe that by helping people to change their own actions, we have a greater effect on land and water management.

The emphasis is on co-learning - everyone learning together – which results in increased awareness, skills, knowledge, motivation, commitment and confidence.

Our Region’s Community Groups
There are a range of community groups in our region who have an interest in land and water management. These include landcare groups, coastcare, Traditional Owners, conservation and special interest groups.

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Increasing Volunteer Numbers
NQ Dry Tropics is helping community groups in the region to increase their volunteer numbers.

We are doing this by working with the community through workshops and focus groups. We are identifying what motivates people to volunteer, especially in land and water management activities. We are also finding out what keeps people coming back to dedicate their time to these activities.

Another aspect of this work is discovering what community groups need to know, and need to do, to get and keep these wonderful volunteers.

Once we have all that information together, we will put together a range of useful strategies that community groups can do to help them attract and retain volunteers, along with a range of strategies that NQ Dry Tropics will undertake across the region to support this.

Watch this space for more information as it is developed!


Coastcare Volunteer Groups
Volunteer groups in our region do fantastic work looking after our beaches and marine environment, monitoring our flora and fauna and educating the community on best management practice.

Volunteers are made up of a cross section of community, from experts in particular fields to children, retirees, students, local residents ...basically, anybody with a keen interest in preserving our coastal and marine environment.

If you’re interested in getting involved in any work to protect our coast, check out the groups currently operating in our area.

Include link to the chapter on coastcare groups in the resource kit.